. >> katie couric returned to television yesterday afternoon. on the premiere of her new syndicated daytime talk show, katie. the broadcast started with a spoof on a dream where when she woke up, matt lauer was in the bed next to her. her first guess included jessica simpson and sheryl crow but she did assure the audience plenty of her shows will center around hard news shows. she's airing in the same time slot that use to the carry oprah. >> bill: it won't be hard news. it will be fluff. i still cannot believe that oprah seeded the ground -- she owned daytime television and she just walked off right? and left it open to anderson cooper or oprah anybody else who wants a show. >> nobody's really filled that void yet. nobody's really stepped up and owned it. >> bill: katie could. >> she could. >> bill: dr. phil. >> with guests like jessica simpson, katie is not off to a rocking start. >> that's her big debut. >> bill: you start out your show in bed with matt lauer. >> pretty good idea. >> bill: sort of a sign that you're not going to be -- >> do y